§ Lord Balnielasked the Minister of Health what drugs have been distributed for clinical trial or marketed since the appointment of the Committee on Safety of Drugs without being first submitted for screening and cleared by the Committee; and which were the manufacturing companies involved.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe Committee has brought to my attention five drugs, all from different manufacturers, which appeared to have been marketed without their clearance. All these cases appeared to be due to a misunderstanding by the manufacturers concerned. Three have since been cleared by the Committee; neither of the other two is now being marketed. In these circumstances it would be invidious to name the drugs or the manufacturers.